The 59-year-old came to Louisville in 2011 from the Wake County, North Carolina, school district where she had been chief academic officer and served as interim superintendent for about a year before taking the job in JCPS.

Former Doss High School principal Marty Pollio is the JCPS interim superintendent. The board has announced plans to hire a search firm to look for a permanent superintendent.

“It was a very hard decision to make, because I am not ready to just sit at home for the rest of my life. But I have never been one to gamble. And I am tired of the worrying over whether my pension will be there or not. So I decided it was my time to go."

“It was a very hard decision to make, because I am not ready to just sit at home for the rest of my life. But I have never been one to gamble. And I am tired of the worrying over whether my pension will be there or not. So I decided it was my time to go."

Investigation states principal Tiffany Stith's actions have "effectively eliminated the (site-based decision making) council's authority at Smyrna Elementary School and put all authority into her hands."

Investigation states principal Tiffany Stith's actions have "effectively eliminated the (site-based decision making) council's authority at Smyrna Elementary School and put all authority into her hands."